Tire-shoe.



PATENTED' NOV. 12, 1907.

G. ,DENTZEAU.

TIRE SHGE.

APPLIUATIDN FILED NOVA. 1905.

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TIRE-SHOE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 12, 1907.:

Application filed November 4. 1905. Serial No. 285.846.

To all whomit may concern:

Be it-lcnown that I, GEORGE DENTZEAU, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of West New York, in

' thecounty of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Tire- Shoes, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to vehicle wheels, especially automobile wheels,and the object is to provide wheels of that class with a shoe which isintended to increase the grip of the wheel, lessen the sliding tendency,and protect'the tire against any lateral contact or compact.My-invention consists of two shells and means of holding and securingthem together against the surfaces of the tire.

Referring to the drawing ofwhich Figure 1 is a side view of anautomobile wheel showing my shoe attached, Fig. 2 isa plan viewof Fig.1, Fig.3 is an enlarged sectional view of the tire and the shoe on lineat on Fig. 1.

Letter A represents the wheel, in'this case an automobile wheel. As theconstruction of the wheel does not form any part of my invention ittherefore is not necessary to describeitin any of its particulars.

The shoe consists of two halves or shellsB and G, each of which is soshaped as to conio rmwith the circumference and diameter curvatues ofthe tire l? and rim 0 (see Fig. 13) in order that the'shells will hugmore closely to those parts. The lower part c d of the shells are eachprovided with semi-circular enlargements n to permit that portion tosurround the spokes E when the shells are joined together (see Fig. 13).

The outer circumference of each shell of the shoe is.

enlarged (see Fig. 3) and the surfaces F serrated or ribbed, to increasethe gripping force of each of the shells. The shells can be made of anykind of metal: The shape of the shells must conform to the size andshape of the wheel used. They will, therefore, have to be in-- creasedor lightened in weight and changed in shape to E are held to ther bysteel bands I which pass over the through the side slots L in theshells, where they are bent down and secured to the saidshellsjbyybolts'lti. Before the bands are put in place a leathercfushioh' flflfih placed under each to protect the tire. One ofthreadvpressed by reason of the weight of the car or any other cause theshells will act as a solid gripping surface upon churning, slipping orsliding. Themetal bands I I the friction of thewheel upon the ground.

. but I do not confine myself to that, number as one only may beused, orthe wheelmay have one continuous shoe covering the entire tire.

Another advantage of this shoe is that it acts as a side shield to thetire, thereby preventing any injury being done to that portion of thewheel.

What I claim is I 1. In a vehicle wheel, the shoe, consisting of twohalves, having serrated outer surfaces, and spoke sockets, means ofholding the shells together-at the bottom consisting of bolts and nuts,and means of holding the outer edges.

2. In a vehlcle wheel, the shoe consisting of two shells, each havingserrated outer surfaces, means of holding the shells on to the tire andwheel consisting of bolts, and means of holding the outer ends togetherconsisting of the bands .1, passing through slots in shells and securedto the same by bolts. v

3. In a vehicle wheel, the shoe, formed in two halves, each having aserrated edge, the cushion interposed between the shells and rim of thewheel, and means of holding the parts together at the bottom, and meansor holding the parts together at the topconsisting of metal bandssuitably secured to the side or the shells.

4. In a vehicle wheel, the shoe consisting of two parts or shells havingserrated edges, the interposing cushion GEORGE DENTZEAU.

Witnesses WM. DENTZEAU; C. BARnI'r'r.

tire (see Fig. 2) and the free ends thereof j passed.

any slippery ground and thereby prevent the wheel also bend with thetire and they themselves'also add to There will preferablybe two shoesplaced. on a whe'l,

placed between the shells and rim, and the interposing cushions placedbetween the tire and metal bands J, meansvantages of this shoe, isthatwhen the tire his 1

